VIRAL GAFFE: VP Kamala Harris Calls To 'Reduce Population'—She Means 'Pollution'

In remarks on investments to take on climate change yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris called to "reduce population," when she meant to say "pollution."

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[smoore]

She knows exactly what she said. Don't make excuses for her.

[kathleenclasen]

She let slip one of the real goals of this administration.

[Ridezallday]

I love how the room clapped and cheered like she said something good. Crazy

[jupiterrising]

LOL THE "FACT CHECKING" THAT IS "CORRECTING" WHAT SHE "MEANT"! I love it. I absolutely love it. We're living in an actual dystopian nightmare.

[johnanthony]

The scary part isn't that she said that everyone cheered her!

That means one of two (equally terrifying) things: 1) they're cheering the government reducing the population or 2) they're so mindless, they will literally cheer *ANYTHING* she says without even thinking about it.

[dr.astro.hutchins]

It's rare to hear a politician tell the truth.

[johncortez]

She mentions depopulation and the people clap, unbelievable.

[thomaschapman]

She said the quiet part out loud. Courtesy of the World Economic Forum

[BlockHead-jobh]

No, she means population. The Georgia Guide Stones were recently destroyed for a reason because they are telling us the time is literally almost here.

[leslietayloriii]

I wish her parent had considered a reduction in population before her conception.

[MinistryBIndustry]

That was no gaff, she said EXACTLY what she meant. Bill Gates told us just that during a Ted Talk.

[RQAtube]

No she said what she meant, it wasn’t a mistake. Bill Gates said almost the exact same thing. Anyone talking about reducing the population is free to leave at any time and should be the the 1st to go.

[thomasforbestv]

It was not a slip. Truth in the subconscious.

[johnclark]

She means what she said. Stop giving her a pass.

[cuddlebuddymc]

I'm not buying it. She said what she said AND she didn't try to correct it.

[FightTheGoodFight.]

No, she had it right the first time. She's been hanging with the WEF too much.

[whklbsc]

that reducing population got a lot a applause

[paeddy]

Everyone is cheering when she is talking about reducing population.this is so weird

[papastoney]

She said the quiet part out loud. 😂 oh boy

[connorsmith]

Did Kamala say she meant pollution? Or is the media just claiming that? I didn't hear any correction come out of the VPs mouth...